Music tales

Alessandro De Marchi: “Rossini is a matter of balance between historical research and tradition”
Only a few days away from our next performances, we caught up with conductor Alessandro De Marchi who conducts Theresia in our annual opera project just like last year. We will make our return to the Reate Festival for belcanto opera to accompany a talented cast of emerging singers. And this time we'll be challenged by adding something entirely new to our repertoire: Gioacchino Rossini and one of the first opera's he wrote "L'inganno felice".

Discovering Juan Manuel de la Puente
Bassoonist and Theresia Ambassador Javier Sanchez Castillo about discovering the music of Spanish baroque composer Juan Manuel de la Puente.

Choosing a Historical Instrument: the Making of my Viola, Bertha.
It took her a while to find her ideal viola, but it was worth it: find out how our ambassadress Ciara had a special viola made for her.

The day I discovered Baroque Jam Sessions
Never be afraid of trying new things: find out how our ambassadress Laurène discovered the beauty of breaking down barriers by taking part in an early music jam session.

Simone Laghi guides us in the discovery of two hidden treasures
Although very different, the programmes for our next two projects have one thing in common that is very important to us. Both the historical chamber music transcription of Beethoven's 7th Symphony and Traetta's oratorio Rex Salomon have been critically edited by Simone Laghi, Scientific Advisor of Theresia, who gives us an interesting insight to these hidden treasures.

Out of an early musician’s toolkit: sight-reading
As an early musician, it's important to be strongly skilled in sight-reading. Read the valuable tips from Theresia's Ambassadress Léna Ruisz

Theresia Wind Ensemble’s whistle-stop spring tour
Ready for a nice spring trip? The season is blooming, the weather is mild, and we are sure our musicians will be overjoyed for the three-stage tour that will take Theresia Wind Ensemble from Lodi to Rome to end in Koper (Slovienia).

How I made friends with my baroque viola
Switching to the period instrument can be hard, but totally rewarding. Let's find out what happened to our Ambassadress Anna Krzyżak when she switched to the baroque viola.

Forgotten viola
Nowadays, violists struggle with finding a solo viola repertoire: our Ambassadress Anna Krzyżak lead us to the discovery of a viola virtuoso of the 18th century: Alessandro Rolla.

Theresia’s summer concert season
August promises to be an intense month, with five concerts in three different European countries: Italy, Switzerland and Spain

Vanni Moretto, the music digger
"I found a mine full of priceless gems" - let's meet conductor Vanni Moretto, who is going to lead Theresia in a beautiful musical program devoted to Ernst Eichner's Symphonies

Theresia Wind Academy
Next concerts of Theresia wind ensemble remind us the importance of playing chamber music
